Sombor is a city and the administrative center of the West Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The first historical record relating to the city is from 1340. The city was administered by the Kingdom of Hungary until the 16th century when it became part of the Ottoman Empire. In the past, Sombor was a city in which the Serbs and Hungarians each formed approximately the same size group and the Boenyevites also formed a large group. Today the city is largely Serbian with a Croatian and Hungarian minority.

Sombor is famous for its greenery, cultural life, and beautiful 18th and 19th century center. The most important cultural institutions are the National Theater, the Regional Museum, the Modern Art Gallery, the Milan Konjović Art Gallery, the Teacher's College, the Serbian Reading House, and the Sombor Gymnasium. Teacher's College, founded in 1778, is the oldest college in Serbia and the region.